Cysteine proteinase with a strong preference for substrates with Lys in the P1 position. Hydrolyzes bovine hemoglobin, bovine serum albumin, casein, human placental type I collagen and human IgA and IgG. Disrupts the functions of polymorphonuclear leukocytes. May act as a virulence factor in the development of peridontal disease. Involved in the coaggregation of P.gingivalis with other oral bacteria. Partial recombinant protein corresponding to aa229-594 from porphyromonas gingivalis Lys-gingipain, fused to 6X His-SUMO-Tag at N-terminal, expressed in E. coli. Swiss/UniProt Accession: B2RLK2. Molecular Weight: ~56.6kD Amino Acid Sequence: DVYTDHGDLYNTPVRMLVVAGAKFKEALKPWLTWKAQKGFYLDVHYTDEAEVGTTNASIKAFIHKKYNDGLAASAAPVFLALVGDTDVISGEKGKKTKKVTDLYYSAVDGDYFPEMYTFRMSASSPEELTNIIDKVLMYEKATMPDKSYLEKALLIAGADSYWNPKIGQQTIKYAVQYYYNQDHGYTDVYSYPKAPYTGCYSHLNTGVGFANYTAHGSETSWADPSLTATQVKALTNKDKYFLAIGNCCVTAQFDYPQPCFGEVMTRVKEKGAYAYIGSSPNSYWGEDYYWSVGANAVFGVQPTFEGTSMGSYDATFLEDSYNTVNSIMWAGNLAATHAGNIGNITHIGAHYYWEAYHVLGDGSVM Storage and Stability: May be stored at 4C for short-term only. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20C. Aliquots are stable for 6 months after receipt at -20C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.
